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CHICORY. (Large-rooted.) 



10 cts. per oz. 75 cts. per lb. 

 The roots of this variety are dried and used as a substitute for 

 Cofiee. Sow in April. Cultivate like Carrots. 



CORK SALAD. 



$1.00 per lb. 10 cts. per oz. 

 Mache, Fr. Acker salat, Ger. 

 Used as a small salad throughout the winter and spring. Sow in 

 drills in August and September. Cover with straw on the approach of 

 winter. 



CORN. (INDIAN.) 

 5 cts. per ear. 25 cts. per qt. 

 Mais, Fr. Muiz, Span. Welschkorn, Ger. 

 Adam's Early Market. Early Canada. - 



Darling's Early Sugar. White Flint, or Hominy. 



Large Sweet, or Sugar. Pearl, or Pop. 



Tuscarora. Long Yellow. 



Stowell's Evergreen. Penna. Yellow. 



Plant about first week in May and at intervals. The varieties in the 

 first column are the best for table use. Adams's Early is the hardiest, 

 and can be planted about the middle of April, and is the first corn that 

 appears in the market, but cannot compare with the Sugar, or the 

 Evergreen, which are, without question, the best for culinary purposes. 

 The Sugar Corn being liable to rot in cold or wet ground, should not 

 be planted until May ; and for a succession, continue planting every 

 two weeks, until the middle of July, in well-manured ground, in hills 

 three feet apart. 



CRESS. 



10 cts. per oz. 



Cresson, Fr. Alenois Mastuerzo, Span. Garten Kresse, Ger. 



Curled, or Pepper Grass. Broad Leaved Garden. 



d as a small salad. Sow at intervals throughout the season. 



CUCUMBER. 



25 cts. per oz. 

 Concombre, Fr. Pepinos, Span. Gurken, Ger. 

 Early Russian. Long Green Turkey. 



Early Frame. Small Gherkin, or Burr (for 



Early White-spined. pickling.) 40 cts. per oz. 



The first three are the earliest and most esteemed table varieties. 



